Ben Gvir claims prison chief ignored instructions to reduce food for October 7 terror prisoners

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir claims Israel Prison Service Commissioner Katy Perry refused to carry out his instructions to reduce the amount of food given to security prisoners who carried out the October 7 massacre.

Sharing an image from the Ynet news outlet which alleges to depict the daily menu received by prisoners, Ben Gvir writes on X, formerly Twitter, “Anyone who ignores my express directive to reduce all types of meat dishes to the Nukhba killers, and allows them a rich and meaty menu like the one shown, while our hostages in Gaza eat half a pita a day – does not deserve to stay in office one single day longer. We must reform the prison service!”

מי שמתעלם מהנחייתי המפורשת להוריד את כל סוגי המנות הבשריות לרוצחי הנוחב'ה ומאפשר להם תפריט עשיר ובשרי כמו זה המוצג, בזמן שהחטופים שלנו בעזה אוכלים חצי פיתה ביום – לא ראוי להמשיך עוד יום אחד בתפקיד. חייבים לעשות רפורמה בשירות בתי הסוהר! pic.twitter.com/EmDvsMTAis

— איתמר בן גביר (@itamarbengvir) January 1, 2024

According to Ynet, Ben Gvir instructed Perry to remove all meat from the meals given to soldiers from the Hamas Nukhba forces who carried out the brutal massacres of the October 7 assault.

“The conduct of the outgoing Prison Commissioner Katy Perry crosses every possible red line,” Ynet reports Ben Gvir’s office as stating. “The commissioner behaves as if the State of Israel is not at war, as if it is part of the United Nations, without morality or values.”

The Israel Prison Service responded that contrary to Ben Gvir’s claim, the meals provided to the members of the Nukhba forces are different from those given to other prisoners and provide the minimum amount of food required by law, Ynet adds.